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1 Attractive educational programmes in cooperation with the industry for the global human resource development

2 The NUS Overseas Colleges Programme Beijing Bio Valley India Shanghai Silicon Valley Stockholm Israel The NUS i LEAD Programme (innovative Local Enterprise Achiever Development)

3 Introduction NUS Overseas Colleges (NOC) is the experiential entrepreneurship education arm of NUS Enterprise. In the NOC program, selected NUS students are immersed in leading entrepreneurial-academic hubs around the world where they work as full-time interns in hi-tech startup/innovative companies study entrepreneurship-related & disciplinebased courses at partner universities experience the start-up environment & learn from the founders & entrepreneurs 3

4 Introduction NUS Overseas Colleges (NOC) aims to develop an entrepreneurial spirit and transform mindsets by: providing NUS students with a unique entrepreneurial experience immersing NUS students in leading entrepreneurial-academic hubs and emerging markets around the world Providing opportunities to foster strategic partnerships with companies 4

5 NUS College in Silicon Valley (2002) Work in the innovation habitat and study at Stanford Focus on tech startups in Silicon Valley NUS College in Bio Valley (Philadelphia) (2003) Study at University of Pennsylvania & work in US pharma hub Focus on bio/med tech NUS College in Shanghai (2004) Study at Fudan University & work in China s commercial hub Focus on China related business/bi cultural immersion NUS College in Stockholm (2005) Work in Europe No.1 IT nation and study at KTH Royal Institute of Technology Focus on mobile/it with European perspective NUS College in India (2008) Work in Silicon Valley of India Focus on India startups/social entrepreneurship NUS College in Beijing (2009) Study at Tsinghua University & work in China s political and hi tech hub Focus on China related tech startups NUS College in Israel (2011) NEW! Experience the dynamic start up culture that defines Israel Benefits from entrepreneurship classes and networking sessions at prestigious Israeli universities 5

6 Key Program Features Year-long full-time internship in selected startups and innovative companies Part-time study at partner universities Participants will earn A Technopreneurship Minor 40 Modular Credits (full load) for the two semesters spent on NOC months internship Startup Business Case Entrepreneurship courses Discipline-based courses at partner universities 6

7 Intake figures Year 7

8 Student Organizations NCSV NUS Entrepreneur s Association (NUSEA) NCBV Singapore-Philadelphia Innovators (SpiN) NCSH Shanghai House of Entrepreneurs (SHEN) NCST nustart NCBJ Young Entrepreneurs Association of NUS NOC Entrepreneurial India Singapore-India Connections & Enterprise 8

9 Activities Organized Mentorship sessions / Speaker series Various leading entrepreneurs/ceos are invited to share their experiences with the NOC students in a small group setting Speakers invited includes: Kevin Walsh (CTO of Oracle Asia Research & Development) Farzad Naimi (CEO & Cofounder of Litescape) David Noteware (CEO of Sinewave Energy Technologies) Seth Sternberg (CEO Meebo) Mitchell Baker - CEO, Mozilla Corp Gokul Rajaram, Chai Labs 9

10 Activities Organized Conferences (S.M.U.S) - Held in Dec 2010 & was organized by several NOC students in Sweden - 2-day-1 night camp aims to reach out to Swedish high school students who are interested in entrepreneurship RainMakers series - Yearly conference organized by NUSEA in NCSV - Aims to provide a platform for young entrepreneurs and investors to engage in an exchange of ideas and opinions, both among themselves as well as with industry experts. - Past participants includes have hosted top executives from Google, Yahoo!, Cisco and YouTube 10

11 Activities Organized Business Case Competitions BizBuzz - aims to establish a rapport amongst students between renowned universities across the globe through challenging business case competitions. - BizBuzz07 - inaugural NOC intercollege business case analysis competition - BizBuzz08 - organized by SHEN in Shanghai March BizBuzz10 organized by YEAN in Beijing March

12 Business plan competitions Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan winners in 2008, 2006 and 2004 winners in 2007, 2006, 2004 and 2003 Excitera Mobile cup rd Prize hartes Design Contest 2009 winner Wharton Business Plan Competition - finalists in 2008, 2007, 2006 & 2005 Peak Time 2010 winner Intel - Berkeley Technology Entrepreneurship Challenge winner International Red Dot Concept Design winner 12

13 Taking stock of the last 10 years... NUS College in Stockholm Survey Collaboration with 3S (Swedish based company) NUS College in Stockholm (NCST) was chosen Survey rolled out in 2007 on 6 batches of students 3 categories of students were surveyed: Students coming into the programme Students who are on the programme Students who have completed the programme Key indicator used in Survey: Student Entrepreneurial Index

14 Entrepreneurial Index Entrepreneurial Curiosity Entrepreneurial Spirit Entrepreneurial Drive Entrepreneurial Tenacity Those who find concept of entrepreneurship appealing. Eager to explore and find out more. Those with desire to create. Actively seeks out opportunities. Sees opportunity when others see problem. A master of their own destiny who charts his own course. Strong need to control, direct and achieve. High energy level. Pursue goals tirelessly. A determined fighter with total commitment to succeed. Tolerant of ambiguity, uncertainty and failure. 14

15 Entrepreneurial Index Pre-arrival phase End program phase Alumni (graduate) Mid-term phase Alumni (undergraduate) 15

16 Feedback - Students I would recommend this programme to my friend 16

17 Feedback - Students 17

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